Its time to wake up, Timberwolves fans. Its time to reflect on the Big KATs sophomore season.

Towns finished the year averaging 25.1 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. His 54.2 field-goal percentage led the Timberwolves, and the 101 made 3-pointers was a career high and ranked third on the team.

Season

G

Min

FG%

3P%

REB

AST

BLK

PTS

2015-16

82

32.0

54.2

34.1

10.5

2.0

1.7

18.3

2016-17

82

37.0

54.2

36.7

12.3

2.7

1.3

25.1

It seemed there was always a fun fact or impressive statistic following Towns through every NBA contest this season.

Ill start with the most impressive stat: Towns is the only player in NBA history to tally 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 100 3-pointers in a season. Id love to display a chart to break it down further, but like I said, hes the only one to do it in the history of the league.

On March 8, Towns tallied his 100thcareer double-double with this put-back dunk.His 62 double-doubles this season are the most by a player in hissophomore season since Shaquille ONeal in 1993-94.

Player

Season

G

DBL-DBL

Shaquille O'Neal

1993-94

81

65

David Robinson

1990-91

82

63

Karl-Anthony Towns

2016-17

82

62

Kevin Johnson

1988-89

81

62

Want more impressive second-season stats? Towns supplied us with plenty. No. 32 is the first NBA sophomore to score over 2,000 points since some guy named LeBron James did it in 2004-05.

Player

Season

PTS

Shaquille O'Neal

1993-94

2,377

LeBron James

2003-04

2,175

Vince Carter

1999-00

2,107

David Robinson

1990-91

2,101

Karl-Anthony Towns

2016-17

2,061

Unsurprisingly, Towns ranks at the top of many Timberwolves franchise records. KAT scored 26 points in the final home game to tally the most points ever in a single Timberwolves season, passing up future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett and sharp-shooting Kevin Love.

Player

Season

PTS

Karl-Anthony Towns

2016-17

2,061

Kevin Love

2013-14

2,010

Kevin Garnett

2003-04

1,987

Andrew Wiggins

2016-17

1,933

Tony Campbell

1989-90

1,903

Also, consider this: Towns is only 21 years old and doesnt turn 22 until Nov. 15. He was younger than all 10 starters in the NCAA Tournament title game between North Carolina and Gonzaga.

Towns has yet to miss a game in his career, starting all 82 games the past two seasons. Young, talented and durable, the Big KAT is making his mark in NBA history.